Call it a 'homecoming' for Kimber & Kompany

MEBANE — Dale Kimber has worked with the likes of The Pointer Sisters and has lived in both Los Angeles and New York. He now calls his native Alamance County home.

An Eastern Alamance High School graduate, Kimber and his band, Kimber & Kompany, have performed for various events throughout the county, but this will be its first performance in Mebane for the Clay Street After Work portion of the Musical Chairs countywide concert series.

“To my knowledge, it’s the first time we’ve played there,” Kimber said in a recent interview. “When we were growing up, there wasn’t a lot there (in Mebane) and now, it’s just amazing how it’s grown.”

“We’ll be playing songs everybody knows such as Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstitious’, Marvin Gaye’s ‘Heard It Through the Grapevine’ and then we’ll do some Adele’s ‘Someone Like You,’ ” he said. “There’s really going to be something for everybody of all ages.”

Although Kimber’s resume is quite impressive — from working as an assistant for The Pointer Sisters during its United States tour to working as a production assistant on the original “Lion King” on Broadway to meeting superstars such as Tina Turner, Chaka Khan and the “fifth Beatle” Billy Preston, he enjoys not only living in the area where he was raised, but interacting with the community through events such as Musical Chairs.

When his father was diagnosed with dementia and died from the disease, Kimber moved back home. He has a part-time job with a nursing agency, which has allowed him time to devote to music on the weekends.

“It’s been a blessing, really, to be back here,” he said.

Kimber is especially proud to be working with “such talented and professional musicians” as Jeff McLean on guitar; Raymone Garnes on bass guitar; Corey Burch on drums and Carl Mills on keyboards.

“We do a lot of gigs and some I really look forward to and this one on Friday is definitely one of those,” he said. “It’s going to be outside and I get to see some familiar faces. I can’t wait.”

Upcoming concerts

• May 23 — Megan Doss Band, Fourth Fridays, downtown Burlington

• May 30 — Frankie Faucet & The Drips, Alamance Crossing, Burlington

• June 6 — Jordan Covington & The Holy Smoke, First Fridays, Graham

• June 13 — Retro, Sunset Rhythms, Burlington

In case of rain, the concerts are canceled. Admission is free, but donations of children’s art supplies are appreciated. For more details, call (336) 226-4495 or visit www.artsalamance.com.